Matthew William Runkel
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in Seattle, WA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2553303
- Admitted
- 1993 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Matthew William Runkel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the First Department, with an office in Seattle, WA; next registration due Nov 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Matthew William Runkel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 2027.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
25 other attorneys list Dickinson Wright PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1993, and 2 of the 26 give an office in Seattle, WA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Michael Doherty | 1986 | Currently registered |
| James Alexander Grimsley | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Gerard Desharnais | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Sonia Maria Agee | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Jon David Cohen | 1997 | Suspended, delinquent |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Matthew William Runkel studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 2,635 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Matthew William Runkel was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Seattle, WA
- 948living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 948 living registrants with an office in Seattle, WA, 96 were admitted before 1993 and 843 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Dickinson Wright PLLC26 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1993; 2 of the 26 give an office in Seattle, WA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Seattle, WA948 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 2,167 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Matthew William Runkel’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Matthew William Runkel in 1993. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).